Re-elected to Langley Township Council on October 17, 2026, with 16,641 votes, second of the 20 council candidates. A retired Vancouver police officer first elected in 2022 at the top of the council poll, she joined Langley Strong in May 2026 and wrote its two promises for the mental health of first responders: a peer support unit and a trauma dog for the Langley RCMP and the fire department. She also promised a written rule that taxpayers get a say on every borrowing, police and fire staffing that keeps pace with growth, and free recreation for children under 12.
Barb Martens was re-elected to the Township of Langley Council on October 17, 2026, with 16,641 votes, second of the 20 candidates, in the Township's official count, declared by the Chief Election Officer on October 21, 2026. The Township's results page prints Langley Strong as her elector organization. The Township's 2022 results give her 11,534 votes, the most of any council candidate that year, and the Langley Advance Times reported that she was elected then with the Contract with Langley slate. The Township's page for her says she worked nine years for the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction and 20 years as a Vancouver Police Department officer, and is a founding member of BC Women in Law Enforcement. In January 2024 she was named BC United's candidate for Langley-Walnut Grove, and in September 2024 she decided against running after the party stopped its campaign, the Advance Times reported. Langley Strong's first platform release, on August 25, 2026, said she brought forward its two promises for first responders' mental health. The minutes of March 9, 2026 record her vote against the 2026 to 2030 financial plan.
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Langley Strong's release of August 25, 2026 said she brought forward its promise to work with the Langley RCMP and the Township fire department to create a Peer Support Unit, so members, call-takers and personnel get support and check-ins after traumatic calls. Pillar 8 of the platform carries the same promise.
“A Peer Support Unit means nobody in the Langley RCMP or Township Fire carries it alone.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Langley Strong calls for real mental health support for Langley's frontline heroes, August 25, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Langley Strong's release of August 25, 2026 said she brought forward its promise of a dedicated Operational Stress Intervention Dog for the Langley RCMP and the Township fire department, with a local foundation or charity helping to fund its care, on the model of the Vancouver Police Department's dogs. Pillar 8 of the platform carries the same promise.
“Langley's people deserve the same, and a charity partner means it comes at the smallest possible cost to taxpayers.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Langley Strong calls for real mental health support for Langley's frontline heroes, August 25, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
In Langley Strong's taxpayers release of September 8, 2026 she said that if taxpayers carry the risk of a borrowing, they get a say on it, every time, and that the team would put that rule in writing. Pillar 1 of the platform promises that debt taken on by any body the Township owns will count against the borrowing limit and need the same approval from residents as other borrowing.
“If taxpayers carry the risk, taxpayers get a say, every borrowing, every time.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
In Langley Strong's safety pillar release of September 28, 2026, which the organization says she wrote with Teresa Townsley, she said growth without staffing is dangerous for a community and that police and firefighters need a council that staffs for the Langley it is becoming. On her page she lists a Township that backs its police and firefighters as it grows first among her priorities. Pillar 8 of the platform carries the same promise.
“Growth without staffing is a dangerous thing for a community.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Barb Martens, Re-elect Barb Martens for Township Council (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
In Langley Strong's children's pillar release of September 16, 2026 she called free admission for children under 12 the cheapest investment in healthy children a community can make, paid for with out-of-town user fees and sponsors. Pillar 5 of the platform carries the promise, with the teen Fun Pass extended to other seasons.
“Free rec admission for kids under 12 isn't a luxury.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
At the Fort Langley all-candidates meeting on September 21, 2026, asked about repeated vandalism of the village's rainbow crosswalk, she said she wanted a more durable surface than paint and pointed to Nanaimo's thermoplastic crossing, the Advance Times reported. In June 2026 her amendment asking staff to design the crosswalk against vandalism passed.
“I'd like us to look beyond paint.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Advance Times · Township council candidates field flurry of questions, September 24, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Advance Times · Township to crack down on vandals defacing Fort Langley rainbow crosswalk, June 26, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 of the Langley Strong platform promises a full forensic audit of Township finances in the team's first 100 days, with the findings published, including how $177 million was borrowed through a society the Township owns.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises that the forensic audit will be the last thing funded by the Mayor's Contingency Fund, which will then be abolished.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises to hold tax and fee increases to the lowest level the Township's finances allow, with a multi-year outlook. Pillar 6 repeats it for the costs seniors pay. The platform names no rate.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises a clear, public timeline to pay down the Township's debt, with progress reported against it every year.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises to build only what the Township can pay for: phased projects with a complete, legal funding plan in place before work begins, showing any borrowing, the repayment cost and the operating cost before the vote, and to seek partnerships, grants and naming rights to lower the cost to taxpayers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises to move the Township's housing society, and the $177 million of debt behind it, to an established non-profit housing provider once the buildings are finished and full, and to end the exemption that, by the platform's account, lets the Township and its society escape the Township's own tenant protection bylaw.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises to restore one bill for municipal and regional services, to make billing simpler for residents and cheaper to collect.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises an independent review of utility and water billing so that bills reflect the cost of service.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises a modern budget process with consultation, staff reporting and council or committee of the whole discussions, all done in public.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises to bring back a long-term financial plan with real borrowing limits and reserve targets.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises a Council Finance Committee meeting at least quarterly to improve oversight and accountability.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises an independent panel to identify best practices in other municipalities and put forward a bylaw and process for indemnification, the Township paying legal bills for elected officials, that it calls fair and transparent.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to complete the infrastructure projects already under way across the Township.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to plan every neighbourhood with local residents through consultation, and to give community associations a direct line to Council. Pillar 3 adds that the Township will return to the tables of the organizations and charities where decisions about local services are made.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises a parks and recreation facilities plan that names what each community needs, sets aside the funds in priority order and includes triggers for moving projects forward, so that daily needs such as fields, recreation and services exist close to home.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to begin planning now to replace the Walnut Grove Fire Hall, which it calls aging and insufficient, and to refresh the community's trees, medians and sidewalks.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to move heavy trucks out of Fort Langley village by improving other routes and working with TransLink and the Province, and to work with the federal government and rail companies on safety at the rail line.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to work with the federal government, Metro Vancouver and Kwantlen First Nation to dredge Bedford Channel at Fort Langley.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to explore a small outdoor swimming pool for Fort Langley, delivered in a less expensive way. It names no site or cost.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to prioritize critical rural roads and lighting to improve public safety in rural Langley.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises better bylaw enforcement on illegal dumping, truck parking and ditch filling in rural Langley, and Pillar 9 promises tighter enforcement against illegal tree removal and dumping.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to do the small things first in Aldergrove: repair buckled sidewalks, fill potholes, make roads safer, improve lighting and add police presence against petty crime.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to restore the naming rights deal for the Aldergrove pool with Otter Co-op and to put the money into programs for Aldergrove children.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to work with Aldergrove Minor Baseball to replace the batting cage facility, and with local residents and groups to identify and prioritize other recreation needs, such as an upgraded track, a cricket field, a gymnasium or a second sheet of ice.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to move a community centre for Brookswood into the planning phase, shaped by local residents, with a stated level of growth that triggers construction, and to work with the school district to install pickleball courts at Brookswood Secondary.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises a long-term plan for the aging W.C. Blair pool and park in Murrayville, made with the people who use it, with the pool's hours extended back to their level before COVID and the sidewalks to local schools connected.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to build a Willoughby community centre and library, with the price tag, the funding plan and the timeline published before work starts, and to get clear answers on the status and funding of a performing arts centre.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to recover part of the operating costs of the Township's new facilities by selling naming rights to local companies and finding sponsors and partners.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 3 promises a regional alliance with neighbouring municipalities to press the Province and TransLink to improve roads and add transit on congested corridors.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Bridges, not battles: a plan to make working together pay, October 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 3 promises to reopen conversations with TransLink and the provincial and federal governments so that Langley stops leaving grant money and infrastructure dollars unclaimed.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Bridges, not battles: a plan to make working together pay, October 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 3 promises to meet the Langley School Board at least once a year and to create a working group of three councillors and three trustees.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Bridges, not battles: a plan to make working together pay, October 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 3 promises to work with the Kwantlen, Katzie, Semiahmoo and Matsqui First Nations on issues of concern to residents, while protecting private property rights and Township-owned land.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Bridges, not battles: a plan to make working together pay, October 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises to reinstate the Township's Economic Development Department, with a mandate to attract investment and grow local jobs, funded in place of the mayor's advisors and appointees.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises firm time limits on permit and licence decisions, with the Township's times published and compared with its neighbours, and an end to using fees and approvals as leverage over job creators.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises a 3-1-1 style service standard so that applicants can see exactly where their file sits and who is responsible for it.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises to examine and remove duplicate regulations on businesses already regulated by other levels of government, such as farms and the airport.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises to attract employers and investment with a competitive approach that grows the non-residential tax base and takes pressure off homeowners.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises to open conversations with the federal government about the long-term future of the Department of National Defence lands south of the 264 Street and Highway 1 interchange, and to investigate dedicating part of them to industrial space designed to respect the environment.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises to refocus the Fraser Highway Employment Lands Plan on land fronting Fraser Highway itself, leaving out Old Yale Road and the residential neighbourhoods near it.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises to work with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to create truck parking in the Highway 1 corridor.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises an audit and review of Tourism Langley, which is funded by the hotel tax, to check that tourism operators get value and that every community attraction is promoted.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises that Council and the School Board will advocate as one voice for new schools in Willoughby and Brookswood, expansions where classrooms are full, and faster provincial approvals.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises to work with the school district to plan parks, sidewalks, child care and recreation alongside new schools, so that every new school is a community hub.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises to restore the Township's policy of buying land next to school sites to add park options.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises to build up the child care pipeline: identify daycare sites, streamline approvals and, where necessary, discount licences and permits for licensed providers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises investment in sidewalks, wild spaces, parks, accessible playgrounds and recreation in every community, and Pillar 2 promises that fields, recreation and services exist close to home.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises a Langley Youth Council made up of local high school student council presidents, bringing its ideas to Council at least once a year.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises rotating displays of kindergarten to grade 12 student art in Township facilities and offices, and regular performance spots for young musicians and dancers at events the Township already runs, extended across the Township with sponsors and volunteers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises a Key to Langley Kids' Passport with local businesses: children who visit attractions such as the zoo, farms, the pool and museums get stamps and, when complete, a pin from the Mayor. The platform says private operators who want to be listed would fund it.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises to work with the School District to investigate and pilot a lifeguard accreditation program for students and a swimming lessons program during school hours as part of physical education.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises to partner with local youth organizations on a youth jobs initiative that encourages Langley businesses to hire local teenagers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises to champion housing options young families can afford, to speed up approvals, to keep needless costs off new homebuyers and to encourage multi-generational housing where appropriate. It names no number of homes.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises to press the provincial government to restore property tax deferral rates for seniors that the platform calls fair, after the interest rate on new deferrals rose.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises that seniors will not be left behind when the Township moves services and forms online, with paper options for those who prefer them.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises to treat extreme heat as a safety issue for elders: open cooling centres during heat waves and work with the Province to help low-income seniors get air conditioning units.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises dedicated seniors' spaces in existing recreation facilities and investment in seniors' programming and in parks and recreation that seniors of every mobility level can use.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises a pilot of seniors' small groups in each community, with local groups wherever possible, and closer relationships with the organizations and service clubs that care for seniors.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises a seniors' shuttle pilot with community partners to connect the Township's communities.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises a review of snow clearing and winter service so that seniors are not stranded during snowfalls.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises to champion housing options that let seniors stay in the community they built. It names no project.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises to lobby the Agricultural Land Commission to make it easier for seniors to stay on their farm properties without losing farm status.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 7 promises to do whatever it takes to keep farmland as farmland and to review and update the Township's Rural Plan, adopted 33 years earlier. Pillar 2 lists the review among rural Langley's priorities.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Farmland stays farmland, and Langley's history stays standing, October 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 7 promises to respect farmers' use of their land with faster, simpler answers instead of years of process, and to make the rules for farm-based businesses the same whether or not the business is in the Agricultural Land Reserve.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Farmland stays farmland, and Langley's history stays standing, October 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 7 promises to review, update and implement the Township's 2013 Agricultural Viability Strategy, and to help farms with agri-tourism marketing and rural signage.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Farmland stays farmland, and Langley's history stays standing, October 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 7 promises to petition BC Assessment and other provincial agencies to allow farm status for horse boarding, counting animal care as a farm practice.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Farmland stays farmland, and Langley's history stays standing, October 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 7 promises to work with the Agricultural Advisory Committee and others on an emergency management plan for livestock in rural areas, focused on getting animals to safety in a disaster.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Farmland stays farmland, and Langley's history stays standing, October 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 7 promises to work with the provincial government and post-secondary institutions to attract a veterinary school to Langley.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Farmland stays farmland, and Langley's history stays standing, October 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 7 promises to protect Langley's heritage sites and landmarks, to require new development to fit the form and character of the neighbourhood around it, and to draw on heritage volunteers and advisory committees to set priorities.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Farmland stays farmland, and Langley's history stays standing, October 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises negotiations with Langley City to move the Langley RCMP to a district model of policing, with community police offices, dedicated policing zones, and administration, detective, tactical and jail resources shared by both municipalities.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to widen the fire department's focus from suppression staff to public education, training, prevention and inspection, noting that the Township has the same four fire inspectors it had two decades earlier.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to work with the Langley RCMP to examine a Community Safety Officer program to handle street-level disorder.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to encourage the Langley RCMP to expand foot and bike patrols in summer where residents and businesses ask for them, and to expand the RCMP's volunteer program.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to bring the Langley RCMP, Metro Vancouver Transit Police, Township bylaws, outreach agencies and local businesses to one table to plan Willowbrook station-area safety, so the plan is in place before the first SkyTrain arrives in 2029.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to restore a public safety committee, with councillors and residents meeting quarterly to receive statistics and updates from the Langley RCMP, the fire department and Township bylaws.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to explore with fire officials the business plan, partners and feasibility of a firefighter training facility in Brookswood.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to address chokepoints, potholes and traffic safety issues on corridors and rural crossings, acting where the roads are the Township's and pressing other levels of government where they are not.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to require traffic calming and sidewalks, and cycling lanes where appropriate, to be delivered with new construction instead of being added years later, and to plan neighbourhoods as complete communities with services built alongside homes.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises a review of the gaps in the sidewalk network, with the fixes prioritized.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises investment in well-lit streets and safer neighbourhood design so that people feel secure walking after dark.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises pilot projects to test smart and synchronized traffic signals.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to work with the Province, e-scooter riders, families and police on safe practices and regulations for e-scooters, including speed caps, keeping them off certain roads and sidewalks, and helmets.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to add a Council representative to the provincially mandated Accessibility Committee that meets quarterly with Township staff, and to make it easier for members of the public to join it.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises that the Township will not sell or mortgage parkland or future park sites to cover budget shortfalls.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises to review and update the tree protection bylaw with real tree-retention standards, to preserve tree canopy and green space as the Township grows.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises to protect wildlife corridors, streams and fish habitat in every planning decision.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises to partner with the Langley Environmental Partners Society, streamkeepers, schools and service clubs to plant trees and restore streambanks along the Fraser River, the Nicomekl River, Yorkson Creek, the Salmon River and Bertrand Creek.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises to encourage rain gardens, bioswales and permeable surfaces in new developments so that stormwater soaks in where it falls.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises more natural parks in every area of the Township, with less landscaping and programming.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises to keep finding ways to expand and connect the Arbour Ribbon, with the long-term goal of a trail from the Fraser River to the U.S. border.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises to make Township infrastructure more resilient, designing stormwater systems, roads, facilities and emergency plans for flood, heat and other extreme weather.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises to work with Metro Vancouver to increase mosquito spraying in regional parks along the Fraser River.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 10 promises consultation before major decisions, with the feedback visibly reflected at the Council table, and a guaranteed turn for residents who take time off work to speak, with no deferral to the next month.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong's tenth pillar: we will restore respect at Township Hall, October 10, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 10 promises a clear rule that public money is never used to threaten the residents the Township serves or the colleagues councillors serve with. It names no bylaw.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong's tenth pillar: we will restore respect at Township Hall, October 10, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 10 promises to post every major decision and what it costs, in plain language.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong's tenth pillar: we will restore respect at Township Hall, October 10, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 10 promises to hold closed meetings only when the law requires it, to report out once the reason expires, and to publish quarterly totals of legal spending.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong's tenth pillar: we will restore respect at Township Hall, October 10, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 10 promises to schedule Council meetings at times working residents can attend and to keep Council open to feedback between meetings.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong's tenth pillar: we will restore respect at Township Hall, October 10, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 10 promises to re-empower and restructure the Township's advisory committees and task forces around specific tasks, projects and questions Council wants advice on.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong's tenth pillar: we will restore respect at Township Hall, October 10, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Barb Martens was re-elected to the Township of Langley Council on October 17, 2026, with 16,641 votes, second of the 20 candidates for the eight seats, in the Township's official results declared on October 21, 2026. The Langley Advance Times reported that the Langley Strong team won the mayor's chair for Jay Lundgren, six of the eight council seats and all five Township seats on the Langley Board of Education. The new Council's inaugural meeting is on November 2, 2026.
The Township's 2022 results give her 11,534 votes, the most of the 28 council candidates that year. The Advance Times reported in January 2024 that she had been elected as part of the Contract with Langley slate, and on May 5, 2026 that she, Margaret Kunst, Kim Richter and Blair Whitmarsh, the four councillors outside Mayor Eric Woodward's majority, had joined Langley Strong. On her Langley Strong page she writes that she will keep voting by her own judgment on every issue. The Township's page for her names her co-chair of the Heritage Advisory Committee and a trustee of BC Women in Law Enforcement, and lists past seats on Metro Vancouver's housing and regional parks committees, the E-Comm board, the Fraser Valley Regional Library board and the Tourism Langley board, and the chair of the Township's standing committee on police priorities.
The Township's page says she holds a BA in psychology and education from Trinity Western University, worked nine years for the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction and 20 years as a sworn Vancouver Police Department officer in patrol, neighbourhood policing and crime analysis, was the department's liaison officer to housing operators and residents, received two Chief Constable commendations and two BC Borstal Association awards, and is a founding member of BC Women in Law Enforcement. The Advance Times reported the same police career in January 2024. By her own account she has lived in Walnut Grove since 1994, is secretary of the Langley Sunrise Rotary Club and chairs the SASSY Awards committee. voche.me has not checked the awards or the volunteer roles.
In January 2024 BC United named her its candidate for Langley-Walnut Grove in that year's provincial election, the Advance Times reported, and she said crime, disorder and homelessness were provincial matters she wanted to work on. In September 2024, after the party's leader ended its campaign, she told the paper she had decided against running as an independent and that it was not her time to run for provincial office.
Her votes in the last year of the term are on the record. The minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of March 9, 2026 record that the 2026 to 2030 financial plan bylaw passed first, second and third reading with Kunst, Martens, Richter and Whitmarsh opposed, and that she seconded Kim Richter's motion to set the flat-rate utility due date in early July, which Council referred back to staff with the four Langley Strong councillors opposed. The Advance Times reported that on June 15 her motion to lower the speed limit at the Five Corners roundabout in Murrayville from 30 to 20 km/h was defeated five to four, that on the same day she and Richter left the meeting citing conflicts of interest before the vote on the Council Procedure Bylaw changes, and that in June her amendment asking staff to design the Fort Langley rainbow crosswalk against vandalism passed five to four. On July 27 the paper reported that she, Kunst and Whitmarsh had opposed a closed-meeting decision to authorize up to $500,000 for the legal costs of Woodward and councillors Baillie and Rindt in a petition seeking their disqualification; she said no information had been given beyond a court file number. The petition's claims had not been tested in court when the paper reported on it. Langley Strong's fire department fact check of October 10, 2026 says, citing the minutes, that she seconded the November 2022 motion for 40 more career firefighters and the 2023 loan bylaw for the Brookswood fire hall; that is the organization's account.
Langley Strong's first platform release, on August 25, 2026, said she brought forward its two promises for the mental health of first responders: a peer support unit within the Langley RCMP and the Township fire department, and an operational stress intervention dog funded with a charity. Its safety pillar of September 28 says she wrote it with Teresa Townsley; in it she said growth without staffing is dangerous for a community. In the taxpayers release of September 8 she said that if taxpayers carry the risk of a borrowing they get a say on it, every time, and that the team would put that rule in writing. At the Fort Langley all-candidates meeting on September 21 she proposed a more durable thermoplastic crossing, as Nanaimo uses, in place of paint for the rainbow crosswalk, and at the Chamber of Commerce meeting on September 29 she said farmland stays farmland, the Advance Times reported.
Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform.
Langley Strong's release of August 25, 2026 said she brought forward its promises of a peer support unit within the Langley RCMP and the Township fire department, with check-ins after traumatic calls, and of an operational stress intervention dog funded with a charity, as the Vancouver Police Department has.
Langley Strong · Langley Strong calls for real mental health support for Langley's frontline heroes, August 25, 2026She lists safe streets first among her priorities and says the Township must back its police and firefighters as it grows. In the safety pillar release of September 28, 2026 she said growth without staffing is dangerous for a community.
By her own account she helped add RCMP officers, bylaw officers and firefighters in the 2022 to 2026 term; voche.me has not checked that list against the minutes.
In Langley Strong's taxpayers release of September 8, 2026 she said that if taxpayers carry the risk of a borrowing they get a say on it, every time, and that the team would put that rule in writing. On her page she says she will keep asking plain questions about debt and spending, with answers residents can see before decisions are made.
Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026In the children's pillar release of September 16, 2026 she called free admission to Township recreation facilities for children under 12 the cheapest investment in healthy children a community can make, paid for by out-of-town user fees and sponsors.
Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026She lists what she calls the everyday things done right: safe crossings near schools, sidewalks that connect, streets lit at night, and help that arrives in a crisis. In June 2026 she moved to lower the speed limit at the Five Corners roundabout to 20 km/h, a motion that lost five to four, the Advance Times reported.
Langley Strong · Barb Martens, Re-elect Barb Martens for Township CouncilAt the Fort Langley all-candidates meeting on September 21, 2026 she proposed a thermoplastic crossing, as Nanaimo uses, in place of paint, after repeated vandalism of the crosswalk, the Advance Times reported. In June her amendment asking staff to design the crosswalk against vandalism passed five to four.
Langley Advance Times · Township council candidates field flurry of questions, September 24, 2026On her page she writes that Langley needs supportive and affordable housing done properly, with the right operators, real accountability and services for seniors, young families, renters and women and children at risk.
Langley Strong · Barb Martens, Re-elect Barb Martens for Township CouncilResearched on 2026-10-30 through the seven search steps listed below: the Township's results page, declaration of candidates and About the Candidates page; the Township's council page, its page for Councillor Martens and its 2022 results page; the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of March 9, 2026; her page on the Langley Strong site, the team page, the full platform, the releases of May 5, August 25, September 8, 16 and 28 that quote her, and the organization's fire department fact check; her VoteMate page; the Advance Times' candidate profile of October 8 and its reports of January 14 and September 16, 2024 and of March 16, April 25 and 28, May 5, June 16, 25 and 26, July 24 and 27, August 2, September 24, October 3, 17 and 19, 2026.
Her police and ministry career, her degree and her awards are as the Township's own page prints them, and the Advance Times reported the police career; voche.me has not checked them with the Vancouver Police Department or the awarding bodies. Her Rotary and SASSY Awards roles and the list of work she gives for the 2022 to 2026 term are her own account. Her Facebook, Instagram and X accounts, the ones she gave the Township, were not read, because those sites show a login page to scripts. Minutes other than those of March 9, 2026 were not read; the other votes named come from the Advance Times.
The Township's 2022 results give her 11,534 votes, first of 28 council candidates. The Advance Times reported that she ran with the Contract with Langley slate in 2022. The Township's page names her co-chair of the Heritage Advisory Committee and lists her past seats on Metro Vancouver committees, the E-Comm board and the Fraser Valley Regional Library board.
Township of Langley · Councillor Barb MartensThe Township's page says she worked in patrol, neighbourhood policing and crime analysis, as a long-term acting sergeant in crime control, and as the department's liaison officer to housing operators and residents, and received two Chief Constable commendations. The Advance Times reported the same career in January 2024. The years are as the Township's page gives them.
Township of Langley · Councillor Barb MartensThe Township's page says she worked nine years for the ministry before joining the police. voche.me has not checked it with the ministry.
Township of Langley · Councillor Barb MartensNamed in January 2024, the Advance Times reported. In September 2024, after BC United ended its campaign, she decided not to run as an independent.
Langley Advance Times · Former United candidate Martens won't run as independent, by Matthew Claxton, September 16, 2024Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
No questions and answers have been supplied.
Ask Barb Martens directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one.
Facts voche.me can state about Barb Martens's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Barb Martens was elected Councillor with 16,641 votes, 2nd of 20 in the official count. The Township of Langley published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Barb Martens's own campaign.
Barb Martens ran for Councillor with Langley Strong.
Yes. Barb Martens currently serves as Councillor, Township of Langley.
This profile lists 34 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Barb Martens in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
The 2026 Langley Township municipal election, including the Councillor race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
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